Malaysia bags top honours in Asean school Olympiad

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia emerged as the overall champions of the Asean Primary School Sports Olympiad (APSSO) 2010 held in Jakarta, Indonesia, between Nov 4 to 10.

The Malaysian contingent bagged nine gold medals, one silver and five bronze in football, badminton, chess, table tennis and athletics.

Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin met the team at his office here when they arrived home yesterday.